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Jessie Mine

Past Producer in Washington county in Utah, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300559
MRDS ID D005260
MAS/MILS ID 0490530041
Record type Site
Current site name Jessie Mine
Related records 10087147

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -113.82831, 37.06808 (WGS84)
Elevation 1536
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jarvis Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Virgin(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Unknown
Cerussite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Wad Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -113.82831, 37.06808
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 45N
    Thickness 0.1M
    Length 15M
    Width 5M
    Area 8HA
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 CARBONITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N45E:45N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tutsagubet

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner State Of Utah
    Interest 100
    Home office Utah
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 75M
    Overall depth 5M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Swell Factor .65
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 10
    Slope of Inclines 40
    Number of Inclines 3
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 10
    Number of Adits 1
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Utah Geological And Mineral Survey U.S. Bureau of Mines

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